Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-25
THAT ALLEGED PARNELL LETTER
The Tories Unfairly Using It for Ehec.
pioneering Purposes.

The Gladstonete committee for Launceston have
written to the liberal press protesting against the
unfair use they allege the tories are making OF the
Phoenix Park letter, stated TO have been written
by MI. Parnen. Although the letter has been pro-
nounced forgery, the tory committee are still
circulating copies by the thousand among the
electors. That the tory leader in the house OF
commons Is fully cogniZnt OF this they declare Is
proved by the fact that on all the local rllroads
where Smith & Son have bookstandS the letter Is
exhibited. The chances OF election OF the Glad
stone candidate for Launceston have been seriously
diminished by the publication OF the letter.
At the last cabinet council the question or al)-
pointing parliamentary committee 10 investigate
the alleged breach OF privilege 10y the Times In
paDmsning .he Parnen Iet.ep was eSaaus III tb
matter and leave the initiative TO Mr. Parnell and
his friends. Ii is stated tonight that the solicit
tors OF the treasury have I'm their possession sew
eral letters written by MI Parnell 10 Mr.. Patrick
Ford Mr.. ParnelrS signature In each OF these let
tiers Is declared on the testimony or handwriting
experts TO SO closely resemble that VI the letter
published In the Times as 10 throw the grayeSt
doubt on the statement that the letter was a
forgery.
The unionist and tory press are keeping the eX-
element alive for eectioneering purposes in every
possible way. Several OF the former insist on Mr..
Parnells clearing himself by instituting legal pro-
ceedings against the Tunes. Mr.. Parnell has
gathered evidence, both oral and written. for use
In the event OF necessity arising, proving that the
trary TO those he entertained and expressed al the
time OF the Phoenix Park aSSaSSinationS.
Ihe uni0niSt leaders nave nau a private CONSUL
tattOn in the view OF the new turn OF events and
the possibility OF a general election, and passed
resolution TO support the government in Its Irish
policy indefinitely unless Gladstone yields. The
decision has been communicated TO Lord salisbury
with the assurance that the pledge Will hold good
for at least six years far the present leaders
OF the diSSident liberals are concerned.
As Mr.. Gladstone has given equally strong
pledges not to yield. there seems way out OF the
deadlock but another appeal for national yer.
dict.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt writes fatty deny
ing the statement that the alleged Parneu letter
published by the Times was intercepted in the
pOSt-office when he was home secretary.
ENGLISH RADICALS NOT DISTURBED BY THE LETTER
Among radical workingmen the prevailing feel.
ing is OF surprise that there should be much fuss
made over the alleged Parnell letter, even assum-
ing il TO be genuine several speeches at the rad
zeal clubs have revealed the fact that i'm these
circles the expressions OF the letter accepted
as almost eXcuSable. The representative demo
cratic paper, the Dispatch, boldly asks: SIS IL SC
long since deeds OF violence against AN oppressive
government were thought so black In England.
Would it be long before they would be reSorted &c
or advocated again Ii we were subjected TO such
tyranny as the tories are seeking 10 establish IN
Ireland?" This language fully reflects the senti
mentS OF the working classes, who are less con.
cerned with the truth or 1a1sty OF the farnel let
ter than they are about saving the liberties OF the
people throughout the three kingdoms from what
they regard as the tyranneS OF landlords and gov.
ernmenJS